The Century: America's Time

Season 1 Episode 10: 1960-1964: Poisoned Dreams

Beset by both international and domestic pressures, America during the Camelot years was swiftly approaching a political-cultural meltdown. This program documents U.S.-Soviet conflicts of interest in Cuba and Vietnam and the growing polarization at home between civil rights activists and segregationist hard-liners which resulted in the Birmingham riots and the freedom march on Washington.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

15

Cast:

Peter Jennings

Quality:

HD

Duration:

44 min

First Air:

1999

Rating:

7.5